Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-03-25

road he saw the buck board, which had
just reached the highway from side road.
There were the shining golden braids again
their owner turned her head furtively
around as if in search Of some one.
II must GO" said Pusifer, hastily, look
ing at his watch 81 ought to he at the no
tel now. IL shall see you again
"Jest like all of 'em. He was in hurry
for fear should want something Of him."
said the old man to himself, with bitter pa
thence.
Pulsifer followed the golden braids, but
Mary Jane and her father would not be
banished from his mind. He looked at her
from a new point of view that night. She
had yellow hair, but there was no gold i'll 1t,
and it was strained back from her face in
an uncared for and unbecoming way. Her
face was thin and sallow, and her figure
harsh, with angles where curves should
have been How long had she looked like
this and what had changed her so She
must have been obliged to work hard, and
! he knew that she had never been strong
| he knew, but he had forgotten. He could
not forget now, although he took Miss
| Seraph Collamore out rowing that evening
| alone for the first time, the arrangement
having been effected by dainty manuuvre
of the young lady's, by which she outwitted
the aunt and the portly matron, who had
ihsui,iof aIa'i,io,' ''''' viz '''a'
mn nv - sio 'u ,. :. .,,l ,,,r,,,od aud
.l,, ,,oo,,iir,Lt ta,,da,. tba ,inune, Iodv was
| shy, expectant, perhaps a little overcome
by the boldness Of her strategy. But the
| Young man was constrained and silent IA
| discordant note seemed to have been struck
amid the soft harmones of their intercourse.
As he helped her out Of the boat She saw
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AiCel ne ma" iel' eiuPi az '''
fulslier walked PACK 10 1he pier; ~ was
deserted Tor She guestS az the il"Inpl
mousse were Thie'y iiiuIi :. aseu Peolue, WIZ
preferred the sober "ellghIS 2l WiiSU ~
dlsPorthg themselves upon 'he I'ooiliI
waves AS ne paceu up ana no" ~ loohlns
vainly 10 tine heavens ABOVE anu the waters
beheath Tor solutioh 10 uhe uoun'S 'hau
torhehte1 hllh' a halu was H'l' upon MS
arm ana ne uurheh 10 see mary Jane, ner
race wan anu uear s'alie" III 'ie i''ooiiils NJ;
l "ouluh nave come 10 you onH
maven aiyuouy else' sue soiu' anu iayI-
ers come nome ana ne very sltF' ne
was worn ouU ne Iau welNe'' iiiileH any
miles, with scarcely anytillhg 10 eau, anu
when he got mere 10 ms own I oiu nome,
there was no welcome loT iin,' Epe lalipS
. | ana one OF TWO OUIeIH TNluSeO u SltlIcI lbl
sick their hands. The found him over
by Porter's Ledge unconscious. 1t is
slight shock OF paralysis, the doctor says
| think he meant to drown himself. tie Is
! at DR.. Clapp's now, but | must provide
place for him. l have some money put
away-almost forty dollars 1t isn't for
charity that I've come to you but am so
tired out and bewlldered l can seem 10
: think what is to be done. You will help
! me, won't you though you don't care for
me as you used to. On, SAM what was II
5 that came between us, even before ste
came You loved me once, but you grew
4; cold. was always Just the same. don
mean to blame you / know IN not good
enough for you: I'm not like her
4 Hush Hush it is all mistake, he
' said. he had put his arm around her ana
a she was sobblng on ms shoulder Could he
e tell her that she mad been mistaken IN
thinking that ne loved her, that a brothelly
E kindness was all ne had ever Ieu lor her
1t Is mistake ne repeated hoarseiy. l
nave 0eeh Absorbed anoi'iOus' mary Jane
but love you-lust as ihuch as ever dlu,
" Oh' Is II reaiiy uiue' DAM 'noush'
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. mus " SIe ,a'.;I ~, f''
|, he' aSi''e anu n'i leu away
=, "Going tn marry one of the table Urls
; We'll If that's the fellow he is. I'm clad he
hasn't accented INV offer vet don't care
! much about his social or family relations,
INT II ha viii do that he isn't the man
- took him for and shall wash nv hands of
=, him fortb1yitb y Which oneration Mr. Sid
nev Collomore FASTENED To perform. ms Phi
>, sifsr came nm the stems Of the veranda
.. where he stood Mrs Arlington was
, there and she Deliberately turned her hack
4 nuo, her vybiIom ,,,otd,ta Seranb was
"a there also. looking very pale Mrs. Aiming
20 ton had exnlained tn her friend with the
= susnicions that the deem red roses fastened
:. ~ Lar tLroo+ ,ro,,a ba,, tbat annaoronca\
~ There was an enneoling look in her eyes as
~ She looked Mt the clerk- which changed to a
~ littla Aaeb of scnrn as he refused IA meet
. them
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~ story TO one OF MS guests or he takel
o. Mary Jane to the minister that very uay
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or scuiIelS Nao| ~ ioi Vn' sum o,J,1t LAW,
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does by their wives. m | amt sure bu
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an material man takes kindly to worshippin. \
jhe they've had children M lost EN-, m tina
ieu kinder draws folks higher together, y
20 the chief end n ann OF Sarmwels III
ieu seems to be to take care of the old man, I